Customer Reviews

Shorebirds: Beautiful Beachcombers (Northword Wildlife Series)

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Good book that is easy to read with some good descriptions of shorebirds. Very easy to follow and understand...Gives some indepth info but not too much. Pictures are very good, showing some various views of different species. Only thing that would have made this book better would have been range maps that are not included, still a good book and worth the purchase price.

I truly enjoyed reading this book. The pictures of the shorebirds are fantastic. It is very well written. Morris describes the shorebirds, their behavior and plumage changes very competently. The photographs are of the highest quality and very detailed. It even includes pictures of some shorebird chicks. I didn't expect this quality from an paperback. At $11 it was a bargain.

What more can you say about Art's ability to impress one with his excellent photography and ability to describe birds. This book is far more useful to me in identifying shorebirds than a standard identification book that relys on colored drawings to present a species. Art's avian photographic ability brings the bird and all its detail up close for easy identification. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to quickly and accurately identify shorebirds.

This would be a great addition to any bird book library.While it has only 159 pages, it contains wealth of information on all aspects of Shorebirds. The author is an expert birder and a photographer par excellent. He covers identification,plumages & ageing,behavior,feeding & diet,mating & breeding,eggs & young,migration,species accounts,shorebirdinf,more information and a good itemized list of suggested reading.
Then there are the photographs!!!
There are 94 absolutely stunning photographs that are as good as any photographs that you will find anywhere. One can only imagine the years of experience that the author has at his command and the endless patience that went into producing the photographs in this book.
Arthur Morris was a frequent visitor at Pointe Pelee National Park for several years taking photos.He was very friendly to all who approached him .Although I haven't seen him for awhile,I can only assume he is still plying his skills with the birds.
I bought this book from him at Pelee on May 16,1997 and he graciously autographed it and posed with me for a photo.
Hope to see you again ,Arthur.